2 files changed, 17 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/kabc/addressee.cpp b/kabc/addressee.cpp
index 711c261..0157721 100644
--- a/kabc/addressee.cpp
+++ b/kabc/addressee.cpp
@@ -275,16 +275,20 @@ void Addressee::computeCsum(const QString &dev)
 
-void Addressee::mergeContact( Addressee ad )
+void Addressee::mergeContact( const Addressee& ad )
 {
+
+    detach();
+    if ( mData->name.isEmpty() ) mData->name = ad.mData->name;
+    if ( mData->formattedName.isEmpty() ) mData->formattedName  = ad.mData->formattedName;
+    if ( mData->familyName.isEmpty()  )  mData->familyName  = ad.mData->familyName;
+    if ( mData->givenName.isEmpty() ) mData->givenName   = ad.mData->givenName ;
+    if ( mData->additionalName )  mData->additionalName  = ad.mData->additionalName;
+    if ( mData->prefix.isEmpty() )  mData->prefix  = ad.mData->prefix;
+    if ( mData->suffix.isEmpty() )  mData->suffix  = ad.mData->suffix;
+    if ( mData->nickName.isEmpty() )  mData->nickName  = ad.mData->nickName;
+    if ( !mData->birthday.isValid() ) 
+        if ( ad.mData->birthday.isValid()) 
+        mData->birthday =  ad.mData->birthday;
+    if ( mData->mailer.isEmpty() ) mData->mailer = ad.mData->mailer;
 #if 0
-    if ( !mData->name.isEmpty() ) l.append(mData->name);
-    if ( !mData->formattedName.isEmpty() ) l.append(mData->formattedName  );
-    if ( !mData->familyName.isEmpty()  ) l.append( mData->familyName );
-    if ( !mData->givenName.isEmpty() ) l.append(mData->givenName  );
-    if ( !mData->additionalName  ) l.append( mData->additionalName );
-    if ( !mData->prefix.isEmpty()  ) l.append( mData->prefix );
-    if ( !mData->suffix.isEmpty()  ) l.append( mData->suffix );
-    if ( !mData->nickName.isEmpty()  ) l.append( mData->nickName );
-    if ( mData->birthday.isValid()  ) l.append( mData->birthday.toString() );
-    if ( !mData->mailer.isEmpty() ) l.append( mData->mailer );
-    if ( mData->timeZone.isValid() ) l.append( mData->timeZone.asString() );
+    if ( !mData->timeZone.isValid() ) l.append( mData->timeZone.asString() );
     if ( mData->geo.isValid() ) l.append( mData->geo.asString() );
diff --git a/kabc/addressee.h b/kabc/addressee.h
index 59fcbd8..3ba7777 100644
--- a/kabc/addressee.h
+++ b/kabc/addressee.h
@@ -116,3 +116,3 @@ class Addressee
     QString externalUID() const;
-    void mergeContact( Addressee ad );
+    void mergeContact(  const Addressee& ad ); 
     /**